NaVorro Bowman

Carlos Hyde, the 49ers' potential starting running back, will open training camp on the active/non-football-injury list. Hyde was limited in offseason workouts by a leg strain that was not deemed too serious, and it's unknown if that same ailment landed him on the list Tuesday. Players can be taken off NFI (or the physically-unable-to-perform list) and join practices this month once they're medically cleared to do so. Also placed on NFI were outside linebacker Aaron Lynch (leg), wide receiver DeAndre Smelter (knee) and offensive tackle Trent Brown (unknown injury). Center Daniel Kilgore was placed on the PUP list, stemming from last year's lower-leg fracture that kept...

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